Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (NASDAQ:VTWV) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Friday . 34,433 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 8% from the previous session’s volume of 32,017 shares.The stock last traded at $198.21 and had previously closed at $197.82.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Trading Down 0.9%

The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $190.11 and its 200 day moving average price is $178.74. The stock has a market cap of $1.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 1.01.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a $0.7128 dividend. This represents a $2.85 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.61. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 9.3% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 425,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,191,000 after purchasing an additional 36,166 shares during the last quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 188,565 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,392,000 after purchasing an additional 2,068 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 410.5% during the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 95,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,991,000 after purchasing an additional 76,898 shares during the last quarter. Commerce Bank increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 28.7% during the 4th quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 95,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,225,000 after purchasing an additional 21,235 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF by 140.2% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 82,477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,190,000 after purchasing an additional 48,138 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (VTWV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 2000 Value index. The fund tracks an index of US small-cap value stocks. Holdings are selected and weighted based on price-to-book-value. VTWV was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.